A breakfast radio presenter has undergone emergency surgery after suffering a major heart attack.

Heart 80s DJ Simon Beale said he is ‘grateful to be alive’ after he was rushed to hospital for treatment.

The 53-year-old, who presents for Global’s Heart 80s Breakfast, revealed in an emotional Instagram post that he had collapsed while walking his dog three weeks ago.

Describing the experience as a ‘massive shock’ as he considers himself healthy and active, the presenter shared a snap of himself wired up to a heart monitor.

He wrote: ‘Life can certainly throw you some surprises, three weeks ago, I was walking our dog when I suffered a major heart attack.’

‘Even when it was happening, I was trying to convince myself “it can’t be a heart attack”. I’m 53, never smoked, do 15,000 steps a da

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